Overestimation of physical activity level is associated with lower BMI: A cross-sectional analysis

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity

Volumn 7, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Watkinson, Clare ^a   van Sluijs, Esther M F ^a   Sutton, Stephen ^b   Hardeman, Wendy ^b   Corder, Kirsten ^a   Griffin, Simon J ^a  

^a ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ANALYSIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; AWARENESS; BEHAVIOR; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEART RATE; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; OBESITY; OVERESTIMATION; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 77956636822     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14795868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1479-5868-7-68     Document Type: Article

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